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Atheriniformes (Silversides) >
Atherinidae (Silversides) > Craterocephalinae
Etymology: Sashatherina: Named after the first author's son Sasha, who has assisted his father frequently on collecting trips without any official acknowledgement so far of his being so helpful.; giganteus: Named 'giganteus' to refer to the unusual size of this species as most Old World Atherinidae rarely
exceed 10 cm SL.
Medioambiente / Clima / Gama
Ecología
; agua dulce pelágico. Tropical, preferred ?
Asia: Indonesia, West Papua.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 18.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 86256)
Short description
Morfología | Morfometría
The species in this genus possess very numerous small scales with a maximum midlateral scale count of 60 and up to 17 rows of transverse scales; all scales crenulated; lower jaw very pronounced, protruding beyond the anterior border of the premaxilla; eye quite small (Ref. 86256).
Anectodal reports for maximum length reach 35 cm TL (Ref. 86256).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Ivantsoff, W. and G.R. Allen, 2011. A new species and genus of a large and unusual freshwater hardyhead, Sashatherina giganteus (Pisces: Atherinidae) from West Papua, Indonesia and a comparison with its closest relatives of the genus Craterocephalus. Aqua Int. J. Ichthyol. 17(1):43-57. (Ref. 86256)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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